Squirrel

Through the metal bars of the jungle gym she watches 

two gray squirrels chase each other around a tree. 

Around and around and around. So gratuitous.

~ Thomas Pierce

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So many people focus on the scampering and chattering of squirrels. They write about how squirrels gather nuts or play and chase each other up and down and around. How they frolic in the trees jumping from one branch to another. 

I have to tell you, though - squirrels take a LOT of naps. No one writes about the squirrel sleeping alongside the road or in the middle of the road. It's interesting how we focus on only one aspect of their lives. They are active and playful not sleepy roadway snoozers.

So interesting.